All bore synonyms
bore
B b noun bore
- nuisance β an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
- pain in the neck β source of annoyance
- wimp β any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
- pain β physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- nag β to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
- yawn β to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
- bother β If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- drip β to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
- soporific β causing or tending to cause sleep.
- drag β drag and drop
- bromide β Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset.
- pest β a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- bummer β If you say that something is a bummer, you mean that it is unpleasant or annoying.
- nudge β to annoy with persistent complaints, criticisms, or pleas; nag: He was always nudging his son to move to a better neighborhood.
- headache β a pain located in the head, as over the eyes, at the temples, or at the base of the skull.
- pill β a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole.
- creep β When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
- downer β Informal. a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate. a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- deadhead β A deadhead is someone who uses a free ticket to see a show, or for a plane or train trip.
- stuffed shirt β a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
verb bore
- disinterest β absence of interest; indifference.
- annoy β If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- tire β Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
- irritate β to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- irk β to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
- fatigue β weariness from bodily or mental exertion.
- jade β James' DSSSL Engine
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- riddle β a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
- ream β a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- pierce β to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
- prick β a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
- tunnel β an underground passage.
- mine β an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- punch β the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- burrow β A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- puncture β the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- penetrate β to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- perforate β to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
- pit β the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
- afflict β If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- pester β to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- discomfort β an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- vex β to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
- weary β physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
- wear β to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- cloy β to make weary or cause weariness through an excess of something initially pleasurable or sweet
- pall β a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.